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V Day Games
Valentine’s Day is coming up and often the focus is on sweets. The
following games do not focus on sweets focus on but students working
together and learning how to be better friends with one another. It’s a fun
way to celebrate this special day!
Warm ups
Heart of the Matter
Materials: Music, CD player, and ball or heart shaped object
The children take a ball or heart shaped object and throw it to each other
in a circle. When the music stops, whoever has the object must go into the
center of the circle and perform an aerobic activity such as running,
jumping, etc. The rest of the class follows suit outside of the circle, and
the object is passed around again until after the music stops.
Healthy Heart Hop
Materials: Valentines with various exercises on them
As the students enter the activity area tell them you have special
Valentines for them from you. Hand the Valentines out to the students.
Students read the card, perform the fitness activity safely in the activity
area, and then they give another student the card. Continue as long as you
like.
Medium Activities
Sweetheart Throw
Materials: Hearts with various point values, small balls or sponges to hit
various heart targets,tape
Take three hearts and have the kids each throw a ball or sponge. Add the
point values to each heart hit. The student with the most points wins.
HS vs. VH
Materials: Valentine heart
Have all the children hide their eyes while you "hide" a valentine in the
room. Tell the children to find the Valentine, but not touch it. Once they
spot it they should sit back down in their spot. The first one to sit down
again will get to hide the valentine.
Heart Felt Greetings
Materials: chute, heart-shaped name card for each child, and overhead
marker with each child’s name
Lift the chute over their heads. Have several children put the heart shaped
name cards, face-up under the chute. Lower the chute. Name two or three
children and a movement. Everyone else raises the chute. The children you
named go under the chute doing the movement, as they look for their hearts.
Everyone else chants. After each child finds his heart, he picks up and
does the movement back to his place. Continue until everyone has his heart.
High Energy Activities
Race for the Heart
Cut out a bunch of different-colored hearts, write different actions on them
(e.g., hop, clap, crawl, skip, etc.), and place the hearts in a decorated
box.
Divide the kids into 2 teams and designate who goes first.
The leader of each team would run up to a box and pull out a heart. Each
child must do that particular action, then run back to his team. The next
child in the line is given the heart, and they must do that action back to
the heart box. The games continue until every child has a turn.
Partner Project
Materials Needed:
Laminated hearts, Cut the hearts down the middle in one of three pathways;
straight, curved, or zigzag, balloons, music
Students choose one-half of a heart and a balloon at random. Students then
spread out in the general space. They begin traveling on the teacher’s
signal or music beginning with their balloon in the pathway given on edge of
their heart.. On the teachers’ signal students move and safely find someone
else who shares the same pathway by matching connecting edges, and finding
their heart partner.When students have found a partner, they will throw the
balloon back and forth five times.
Operation Valentine’s Day
Materials:
Four bases
Ten beanbags
Two necklaces for the taggers
Two boxes to hold the beanbags
Three Hula Hoops
Spread the bases out throughout the playing area. On one sideline, place 2
hula-hoops (this is the empty chocolate box). On the opposite sideline,
place one hula-hoop (this is Cupid's base). At one end of the gym (in the
middle), place the beanbags (known as the valentines/chocolates) in a box on
the end line. At the other end of the gym, place an empty box on the end
line, (this box is where the students place the rescued valentines
(beanbags). Select two students who will be the taggers. Have each one wear
a necklace. They are named the "Huggers" and the "Kissers" (one student
is "hugs" the other is "kisses" - as in Hershey's chocolate kisses). The
two taggers stand in the center circle of the gym to start the game. Then
select one student to be "Cupid," and have him/her stand in the one hula-
hoop (Cupid's safety zone) on the sideline. The rest of the class is lined
up on the end line, opposite the box of valentines (beanbags).The object of
the game is to see how fast the class can rescue the valentines (beanbags)
by avoiding the taggers (Hugs & Kisses). Start the game by having the
students WALK first, and then add various locomotor movements later.
Running is not a good choice for safety reasons for this game. If a student
is tagged by a hugger or kisser, they must go to the empty chocolate box
(the 2 hula-hoops on the sideline) and if they had a valentine (beanbag),
they must return it to the box. The student may rejoin the game once they
are tagged back in by Cupid. The only "safe" zones in this game are the
bases. The student may only be on a base for 10 seconds or less, and may
only use one base for each trip (down and back). Therefore, students may
not base hop (go from one base to another and so on). Only one student per
base is allowed. Also, the taggers cannot "guard" the bases and Cupid may
not use the bases as a safety zone.The game continues until: 1) all of the
valentines (beanbags) are rescued or 2) Cupid is tagged outside of the
safety zone (hula-hoop) . When the game is over pick new huggers and
kissers, and a new Cupid.
Heart Felt Feelings
Materials needed 2-4 Small Foam balls (preferably red), Valentine's Day
cards, basket to place cards in
Establish clear boundaries for the game and set up a basket outside the
boundaries that contains various Valentine's Day cards Then select two
students to hold the red foam balls - they are the taggers. Ask students to
walk first, and then incorporate different locomotor skills. If a student
is tagged by a person with a red foam ball, he/she must assume the shape of
a valentine with hands held in a heart shape over their head, feet
together. To get back in the game a student who is free runs to the person
and says something nice about them. The frozen person is now free to get
back in the game.
Cool Down
It is a great idea to have some finger plays to share with your students.
It is a great way to cool them down and get them ready for their next class.
Valentines, valentines
Red, white and blue
I will make a nice one
And send it to you.
Valentine's Day
If I could be the mail carrier
For just one single time,
I would choose to carry Valentines
So lovely and so fine.
I would not mind the heavy load,
Or mind my tired feet.
If I could scatter happiness,
All up and down the street.
Counting Valentines
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
I have red ones, orange ones, yellow ones, too.
I have green ones, purple ones, and some that are blue.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Count them with me! 1-2-3-4-5.....
5 Little Valentines
Five little valentines were having a race
The first little valentine was frilly with lace.
The second little valentine had a funny face.
The third little valentine said, "I love you.”
The fourth little valentine said, "I do too.”
The fifth little valentine was sly as a fox.
He ran the fastest to the valentine box.
Children sit in a circle and send a imaginary valentine to one of their
friends.
Valentine's Day Song
(can be sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
You're a special friend of mine,
Friend of mine, friend of mine,
You're a special friend of mine,
Be my Valentine.
HEART
(can be sung to the tune of BINGO)
To show you like your special friend,
Just give them each a heart,
H. E. A. R. T, H. E. A. R. T, H. E. A. R. T, Each heart says I like you.
Three Valentines
(to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Three valentines I have for you
Have for you; have for you,
Three valentines I have for you,
Pink and red and blue.
I will put them in the mail for you,
Mail for you, mail for you,
I will put them in the mail for you,
Pink and red and blue.
Love is a Circle
Love is a circle, ( children walk or another aerobic activity in a circle)
Round and round,
Love goes up, (children wave hands up)
And love comes down, ( children wave hands down)
Love is on the inside, ( children move into the inside)
Trying to get out, ( children move out of the close circle)
Love is whirling and twirling about! ( whirl and twirl in the circle)
So if you are looking for games for your next day Valentine’s party look no
further but in V-Day Games!
References
Can Teach
http: //wwwcanteach.com
Party Game Ideas
http://www.partygameideas.com/valentines-day-games.htm
Valentine Volley
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/PrintLesson.asp?ID=4264
Valentine’s Day for the Heart
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=4182
Valentine Rescue
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=2166
Valentine’s Tag
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=2092
Wnek, Barbara Holiday Games, and Activities, Champaign, IL Human Kinetics,
1992
A Collection of Valentine’s Day Games
http://freebiesandstuff.freeyellow.com/valentines_day/games/
Wilmes, Liz and Dick. Parachute Play. Elgin, Illinois: Building Blocks, 2000
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